Trinidad and Tobago Chess Championship
The Trinidad and Tobago Chess Championships are the annual individual National Chess championships of Trinidad and Tobago. Although chess was being played in Trinidad and Tobago from 1922 or earlier,[1] the first men's tournament took place in 1937.
Christo Cave is the player with the most wins to his credit, having won 13 titles.[2] However, several other players have managed to pull off multiple wins: Ryan Harper has 8 titles, George E. C. Stanford has 6, Frederick Edward Brassington has 5, Fred Sabga has 4, and Carl Brown, and Shawn Tavares each have 3 titles.
There is also an annual National Women's Championship. Aditi Soondarsingh has won a record nine titles.
NOTE: The table below lists only the years when tournaments took place. There were no chess tournaments in Trinidad and Tobago in 1938, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1960, 1962, and 1963.
| Year | National Men's Champion |
|---|---|
| 1937 | George E. C. Stanford |
| 1939 | Dr. Aldwyn G. Francois |
| 1942 | Ralph Bersodi Jr |
| 1944 | Dr. R. O. Young |
| 1945 | Dr. Maxwell G. Sturm[3] |
| 1946 | George E. C. Stanford |
| 1947 | Dr. Maxwell G. Sturm |
| 1948 | George E. C. Stanford |
| 1949 | Rene Pratt, H.A. Mc Shine, George E. C. Stanford |
| 1950 | Rene Pratt |
| 1951 | Frederick Edward Brassington |
| 1952 | Tournament Unfinished |
| 1953 | Carl Brown |
| 1954 | Frederick Edward Brassington |
| 1955 | Eric Callender |
| 1956 | Frederick Edward Brassington |
| 1957 | Eric Callender |
| 1958 | Frederick Edward Brassington |
| 1959 | Carl Brown |
| 1961 | Frederick Edward Brassington |
| 1964 | Arnold Ramon-Fortune |
| 1965 | George E. C. Stanford |
| 1966 | Fred Sabga |
| 1967 | Carl Brown |
| 1968 | Arnold Ramon-Fortune |
| 1969 | George E. C. Stanford |
| 1970, 1971, 1972 | Fred Sabga |
| 1973 | Arthur Rudy Mohipp [4] |
| 1974 | Arthur Rudy Mohipp |
| 1975 | John Raphael |
| 1976 | Arthur Morris |
| 1977 | Kwame Payne |
| 1978 | Cecil Lee |
| 1979 | Arthur Morris |
| 1980 | Courtney Lee |
| 1981 | Edward Duchesne |
| 1982 | Shawn Tavares |
| 1983 | Franklyn Pierre |
| 1984 | Cecil Lee |
| 1985 | Yogendranath Ramsingh |
| 1986, 1987 | Shawn Tavares |
| 1988 | Yogendranath Ramsingh |
| 1989 | Edward Duchesne |
| 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 | Christo Cave |
| 1994 | Anderson Gordon |
| 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 | Christo Cave |
| 2002 | Ryan Harper[5] |
| 2003, 2004 | Christo Cave |
| 2005, 2006, 2007 | Ryan Harper |
| 2008 | Ravishen Singh [6] |
| 2009 | Marcus Joseph |
| 2010, 2011 | Ryan Harper |
| 2012 | Frank Yee [7] |
| 2013 | Ryan Harper |
| 2014 | Vishnu Singh[8] |
| 2015 | Kevin Cupid[9] |
| 2016 | Joshua Johnson |
| 2018 | Adrian Winter Atwell |
| 2019 | Isaiah McIntosh |
| 2022 | Ryan Harper |
| 2023 | Isaiah McIntosh |
List of women's champions
[edit]| Year | National Women's Champion[10] |
|---|---|
| 1982 | Ayodele Moheni |
| 1983 | Ayodele Moheni |
| 1984 | Marylin Geoffroy |
| 1985 | Ayodele Moheni |
| 1986 | Ayodele Moheni |
| 2002 | Desire Derrick |
| 2003 | Desire Derrick |
| 2004 | Aditi Soondarsingh |
| 2005 | Chantal Fitzpatrick |
| 2006 | Aditi Soondarsingh |
| 2007 | Aditi Soondarsingh, Jane Kennedy |
| 2008 | Aditi Soondarsingh |
| 2009 | Aditi Soondarsingh |
| 2010 | Aditi Soondarsingh |
| 2011 | Aditi Soondarsingh |
| 2012 | Aditi Soondarsingh |
| 2013 | Javanna Smith |
| 2014 | Gabriella Johnson, Javanna Smith, Shannon Yearwood[11] |
| 2015 | Aditi Soondarsingh[12] |
| 2016 | Gabriella Johnson |
| 2018 | Gabriella Johnson |
| 2022 | Obdulis Hermoso Rodriguez |
| 2023 | Zara La Fleur |
References
[edit]- ^ Jacobs, Carl (2005-07-20). "Chess: Where are the records? The game that lost its history". The Trinidad Guardian.
- ^ "Chess: New India Champs Crowned". The Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. 2006-10-26.
- ^ "Chess: Dr Maxwell Sturm". The Trinidad and Tobago Chess Foundation. 2013-05-01.
- ^ Jacobs, Carl (2012-05-28). "Chess: Ancient Set for Arrival Day". The Trinidad Guardian.
- ^ Jacobs, Carl (2011-11-03). "Chess: Chess king Harper's elusive dream". The Trinidad Guardian.
- ^ "Chess: Ravishen Singh receives his trophy from Coreen Cabralis, Secretary T&TCA". The Trinidad and Tobago Chess Foundation. 2013-05-01.
- ^ Jacobs, Carl (2012-11-14). "Chess: Frank Yee wins national title at last". The Trinidad Guardian.
- ^ "Chess: Vishnu Singh is Champ". The Trinidad Express. 2014-11-20.
- ^ Jacobs, Carl (2015-11-05). "Chess: Cupid wins TT Chess Crown". The Trinidad Guardian.
- ^ "History of Chess in Trinidad & Tobago". Dibe Church of the Nazarene. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
- ^ "Three-headed women's championship". The Trinidad Guardian Newspaper. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
- ^ "Cupid wins T&T chess crown". The Trinidad Guardian Newspaper. Retrieved 2016-04-27.